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Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame enshrines five - General Aviation News | Five former military members with Michigan connections were recently enshrined in the Air Zoo's Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. The 2010 Michigan Aviation. ...

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Raptor, Harrier committed to OC Air Show - Delmarva Daily Times | OCEAN CITY -- Organizers have announced that two headline acts will top this summer's OC Air Show. Both the US Air Force's F-22 Raptor and the US Marine Corps' AV-8B Harrier will be featured at the ...

Air show returning to Westmoreland - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | They want to bring back the Westmoreland County Air Show. In its heyday during the 1990s, between 50000 and 100000 people gathered at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport near Latrobe over a weekend to watch the Navy's Blue Angels or the Air Force's ...

Matt Hall set to star at southern hemisphere’s biggest airshow from AVIATION-NEWS | Newcastle aviator Matt Hall is set to play a major role in the southern hemisphere’s biggest airshow when he takes flight at the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at Avalon in Victoria next month. On the three public days of the airshow (March 4-6), Hall, who swept all rookie records before him when [...]

Wings of Freedom WWII aircraft arrive March 7 - Monroe News Star | The three aircraft are: the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII heavy bomber; the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine" WWII heavy bomber; and the TP-51-P Mustang. The planes will be open for viewing and tours Monday, March 7, ...

Photo Gallery: Centennial Of Naval Aviation from Crosswind Images: | In 1911, Naval Aviation was born using fragile wood and cloth aircraft. Forged through two world wars, Korea, Viet Nam and countless humanitarian efforts, today's United States Navy is truly the tip of the spear and goes in harms way over, under and on the high seas. ...

Recalling a historic flight - Petaluma Argus Courier | What: Petaluma Museum exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fred Wiseman airmail flight and aviation history. What: Butter & Egg Days Parade honors the centennial of Fred Wiseman's airmail flight with the theme “Petaluma Takes Flight. ...

Classic Aero-TV: Things That Roar In The Night! EAA's Night-Time AirShow from Aero-News Network | The Brightest Night At Oshkosh 2010! This year's Oshkosh event had it all... drama, excitement, triumph, tragedy, and big-time fireworks! The final attendance figures released by EAA showed 535,000 attendees, a decrease of 7 percent from 2009. "We had expected to have a slightly lower attendance figure this year after last year's blockbuster event," Poberezny said. "This year's ...

Dominie aircraft arrives at RAF Cosford museum where it will be preserved - CAvokBlog
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford in received on February 11 its latest acquisition, a training aircraft that was XS709 Dominie T.MK.1 RAF. The aircraft flew from RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, Flt Lt Andy by pilots Flt Lt Owen and Andy Preece, both 55 Squadron. The aircraft will now undergo a preparation before being displayed at the Museum from next week, after finishing its operating life with little more than 16,100 hours of flight logged. ...

Solway Aviation Museum of classic Cold War jets expands and launches new volunteer drive - Culture24 | One of the UK’s precious volunteer-run aviation museums has received some welcome news this week as they look to expand and get more people involved.  Solway Aviation Museum at Carlisle Airport - home to an impressive collection of historic aircraft including Cold War classics the Vulcan, Vampire, Canberra and Phantom - has been offered more space for its precious exhibits.  ...

From pit lad to Wing Commander - Whitehaven News | “The Gnat was a lovely aircraft and later on some servicemen formed an aerobatic team called the Yellow Jacks, and eventually the famous Red Arrows.'' Next stop was RAF Stafford, a major supply depot and after that it was to headquarters at Andover and ...

Today in Aviation History – February 17 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club | In 1904… The Wright brothers inspect the grounds where the St. Louis aeronautical exposition will be held in April. ...

Mustang Sally from Latest Vlog | Morne from the African Travel Channel got to film this North American P 51 D Mustang named "Mustang Sally" at the SAAF Museum Swartkops Air Force Base, South Africa.

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